I hope not. And Bethesda, if you are listening: New Console means the slate is wiped clean. Use the PS4 as your primary and then port. Why not have a ton of happy gamers instead of a divided following.

Talking as a software developer -not in the gaming industry, but the idea behind programming is the same- the architecture 9based on the current rumours) will be the same x86 or x64 architecture. This means "porting" from one console to another and even from PC/Mac/Linux to a console will be debatable easy.

Question is however the graphics programming API behind it.

Microsoft in the 360 promoted their XNA API for arcade games and DirectX-like for everything else, while Sony uses their own API for PS4. Moving to a PC-like architecture will allow them to adopt OpenGL or DirectX.

Sony most likely will go with OpenGL and this will help developers to program and port games from PC to PS4 and vice versa. Now Microsoft is the one that troubles me. They are used to ditching industry standards to promote their own -just last week they said no to WebRTC in favour of their own similar solution. Thus I guess they will go with their DirectX route to promote Windows 8 gaming as well...

If MS goes with their own solution, we will see crappy port until some work-arounds are found... but even then I doubt it will much of a difference.

Personal note: I am doing parallel programming in CUDA with OpenGl and it is "easy" once you learn it.

Sony used a semi stripped, tweaked & customized OpenGL 1.0 based API PSGL that uses libGCM. I wouldn't count OpenGL 1.0, a really old version, especially a customised version of it as OpenGL. It uses features, not the entire library of OpenGL ES, which again is a customised version of OpenGL, tuned for embedded devices and not PC architecture... at least this is what I was told from some friends in the industry. The differences in the syntax are minimum, OpenGL ES is actually more "lightweight" than OpenGL 1.0, but they are there. We developers are lazy, we believe and workship the DRY manifest (Do-not Repeat Your Self -aka do not write the same code twice) at such extremes, we just "copy"/"paste&q uot; code snippets and hope it works. With this in mind it was "expected" for developers to mess things when porting from one standard to another.

Show me that new Media molecule Ip for the PS4 and while I am still dreaming, "The last guardian and Naughty dog's new PS4 IP (uncharted 4?)...Oh yah and that new Kojima game (what's it called ,cough cough) and Killzone PS4 and there 'other new Ip and how about some Gt6, and......then I woke up.

Well I hope for something special anyways, I cannot wait to see the future...

Yes, it's going to be interesting to see the response. The usual excuse from devs is that it's difficult to program for and the usual response to why 1st party games are much better than 3rd party games, is that Sony devs can cater exclusively for the Ps3. So, these devs and these dissenters are going to have no room for manoeuvre. Devs better equal Sony studios or the cat will be out of the bag. I'm almost convinced that 3rd party efforts on BOTH consoles won't look any better initially than the 1st party games coming for the PS3 this year. We'll see ... I could be wrong--I hope I'm wrong, but if they're NOT, all hell will break loose amongst Sony fans.

It's time for devs to put up or shut up and show us what they can do with a more unified user-base. No more excuses, no more complaints, just get on with it.

Sony got plenty of first party games coming exclusively only for the PS4..Third party developers have no excuse to port any crappy games to any of the console..since its easy to program on the ps4 and the next xbox...The only games that will show great graphics will be the PS4 exclusive games..or the developers will take advantage of the ps4 hardware and port it to the next xbox

You do know that this is mostly for investors. That is why Sony is calling out for em. So it will definitely show third party support to get people to invest in the company more.. that will be key. It most likely wont be too specific on things, that will most likely be e3 but it will most definitely touch on the support it will get as well as improvements and how to attract consumers. Thats how it was when I went to the ps3 meeting, so im expecting the same

Kat :) ...uh ..right back to the subject at hand. Third party support is good. The Wii had a lot of that. So lets say if Sony were to take all of that support from them and they didnt have as many..would you all see that as a good or bad thing?

Maybe it's both? They get more support but as long as they keep up their quality they are good. Only bad thing I can think of is some people would focus on Sony having a TON of third party games even though they have a TON of quality exclusives. What do you think? Or am I just confusing myself.

I will continue to support Sony and the PS3 until the PS4 launches. We still have great exclusive games coming! It sounds like Sony has just blown up recently! They're coming full force this time and they're bringing it big as it gets. Can't freaking wait to see yet PS4 and all the 3rd party games but most importantly the major AAA 1st party games.

@LiquidSword93 Well, I've already started saving for the PS4, and if I didn't have to dip into that fund to buy a new laptop last weekend, I'd be good to go. Just one job for me, enough for bills, groceries and my video game addiction.

pc has been drawing me in deeper and deeper with steam deals, amazingly better grapihcs and performance and way cheaper games

i am really looking forward to ps4 and nextbox to draw me back to the consoles, i do love my consoles, i own ps3/ps2/ps1/wii/gamecube/n64/n ew/snes/xbox1/xbox360/ds/psp/ga mebooy advance sp/genisis

but honestly they are all boxed up except my ps3 for exclusives and bluray, i can play every otther gen of consoles on pc, including wii, it all looks so much better in 1080p with massive anti aliasing

cannot wait for great console exclusives to get close to pc llevel graphics

already got some cash set aside for both ps4 and nextbox, cannot wait, i hope one of them launches this summer!

I hope Sony still consider Dark Cloud 3, Wild Arms 6, or Legend of Dragoon 2 on PS4. Not to mention some old title that sony must revive it such as Omega Boost. Imagine Omega Boost 2 and Legend of Dragoon 2 with Uncharted / GT 5 graphic >.<

My most difficult decision when it comes to buying the PS4 will be which one of my tv's to hook it up to lol. My poor 50 inch Samsung is on the receiving end of all of my other consoles and pc....ahh decisions decisions

YESSS! im utter trash at shooters on the ps3 because the sensitivity is either too much or too little. but with M&K its a lot easier for me to control and play, though im no pro even with M&K shooters are a lot more enjoyable because i actually get kills instead of just being free points for the other team

Sony!!!! Show us the future! :) I so want them to turn the company around, I have alot of trust in Kaz Hirai. Since being there, he has trimmed alot of the fat. Goodluck Sony, kick the competition in the nuts!

The PS4 should have a news forum inbuilt in and displayed on its menu screen, with it - it would allow gamers to discuss topics relating to game news. Such topics would be news and information on multiplate games that are coming out and exclusives silmilar to N4G.com. Players could speak to one another over mics or party chat on things related to gaming or things in general. It would be a good way to gain tips for released games but also general information. Plus troll could be booted out of conversations on topics

lol what? I'm no fan of the wii but you do realize that the wii destroyed the xbox and ps3 in sales. if anything its the casuals that keep the game industry going(but they're also the ones killing it as well, ironically). if the causal were so irrelevant as you think why do so many developers simplify their games to appeal to the casuals?

Sony PS4 seems to be positioning itself as the 'PS2' of video games consoles next gen...

I think the hard slog PS3 initially had was a bitter pill for Sony to swallow and is a lesson learnt for Sony....I expect Sony to be the leader next gen.

However....Microsoft are yet to reveal anything regarding Xbox. Here's hoping the recent 360 1st party drought is down to MS getting its next gen act together.

But Sony have really surprised me over the last 2 years...Sony are back and badder than ever...

I currently play both 360/PS3 and have room for only 1 next console next gen, and am interested to see how it all plays out later this year.

The only thing that could deter me from PS4/720 is if Sony/MS Backwards Compatability is non existent on all levels e.g. I at least expect all my PSN/Live games that I paid for to be transferable to the PS4/720. Not so much disc based, but digital at the very least!!